Bones (2005–2017): Season 2, Episode 15 - The Bodies in the Book - full transcript

[Man, Woman Chuckle]

[Heavy Breathing]
[Phone Ringing]

NO, NO, NO, NO. DON'T ANSWER IT. OH,
IT'S PROBABLY THE PUBLICIST FOR MY BOOK.

[Phone Continues Ringing]
SHH. PRETEND IT'S THE OCEAN.

[Ringing Stops]

SEE THAT? GOD
LOVES US. [Both Laughing]

[Moaning, Kissing]

[Ringing Resumes] [Groans]
SHE'LL ONLY KEEP CALLING.

I THOUGHT YOU HATED PUBLICITY.
WELL, IT'S PART OF MY CONTRACT.

THE BOOK'S GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION. I'M JUST TRYING TO DO MY JOB.

[Strains]



HELLO? HI, ELLEN.

OF COURSE, YOU DID LOOK HOT ON THE VIEW.
I THINK ROSIE HAD A LITTLE THING FOR YOU.

THAT SEEMS... THAT
SEEMS LIKE A LOT. [Grunts]

WELL, IT'S TWO INTERVIEWS
AND A BOOK SIGNING IN ONE DAY.

I-I DON'T... I DON'T
KNOW ABOUT TUESDAY.

[Moaning]

JUST, UM, SEND THE SCHEDULE TO THE
JEFFERSONIAN. WE'LL DISCUSS IT THEN, OKAY?

I'LL SEE YOU. I'M LEAVING
RIGHT NOW. [Phone Beeps]

[Hodgins] THIS IS SOMETHIN' YOU DON'T
NORMALLY GET TO SEE IN THE PUBLISHING HOUSE.

[Woman] OH, DEAR LORD.

THE JELLY-LOOKING STUFF THAT
OOZES OUT TURNS INTO THE OOTHECA.

CAN YOU SMELL THAT? YEAH. [Gags]

SORRY I'M LATE. OH,
THANK GOD. HANK.

YOU KNOW, DEAR, YOUR BOOK
IS ON THE BEST SELLERS LIST.



- YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK
IN THIS PLACE ANYMORE.
- THIS IS MY REAL LOVE, ELLEN.

I KNOW A THERAPIST, DEAR,
WHO COULD REALLY HELP YOU.

OKAY. UM, THE READING AND THE BOOK
SIGNING ARE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

HANK HAS ARRANGED
FOR TRANSPORTATION.

YES. A CAR WILL PICK YOU UP
HERE AT THE LAB, DR. BRENNAN.

THEN THAT RADIO INTERVIEW NEXT
TUESDAY. THAT'S AN EARLY ONE.

JUST TELL HANK WHAT YOU
WOULD LIKE FOR BREAKFAST.

UM, THAT'S NOT NECESSARY. HONEY, DON'T
WORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S WHAT HANK IS FOR.

- RIGHT, HANK?
- SURE.

UM, I-I WANTED TO TELL YOU,
DR. BRENNAN, I'M A HUGE... FAN.

- THIS BOOK IS EVEN BETTER...
- AS FAR AS YOUR PHOTO SHOOT
IS CONCERNED...

OKAY, BONES. WE GOTTA GO. THEY
FOUND A FLOATER IN THE MARINA.

UH, MY PARTNER, SEELEY BOOTH. THIS IS
THE PUBLICIST FOR MY BOOK, ELLEN LASKOW.

AND HER ASSISTANT, HANK. HELLO.

NOW I SEE WHY TEMPERANCE WRITES
THOSE DIRTY LITTLE SCENES IN HER BOOKS.

THAT... THAT'S NOT ME.
NOT ME. NO. IT'S NOT HIM.

RIGHT. YOU MUST LET ME GET YOU
THAT THERAPIST'S NUMBER, DEAR.

OH, NO, SERIOUSLY. SHE'S
GOT SOMEONE. BOOTH.

- IT'S NOTHIN' TO BE ASHAMED OF. HE IS KINDA SHORT.
- HE'S NOT SHORT.

- JUST BECAUSE HE'S NOT
FREAKISHLY TALL LIKE YOU...
- HE'S SHORT, OKAY?

DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT YOU HAD REMAINS FOR ME
TO EXAMINE? OH, RIGHT. COME ON. LET'S GO.

WELL, THANKS FOR
THE SCHEDULE, ELLEN.

[People Chattering]
[Camera Shutter Clicking]

SO IS IT JUST ME, OR IS THIS,
YOU KNOW, KIND OF WEIRD? WHAT?

WELL, IN YOUR NEW BOOK, THEY
FOUND A BODY AT THE MARINA, RIGHT?

YOU READ MY BOOK? OF COURSE.

ANYHOW, A GUY DOCKIN' A BOAT SAW
SOMETHIN' FLOATING IN THE WATER.

THOUGHT IT WAS A DEAD FISH. IT
ENDED UP BEING A DECOMPOSED HAND.

THE DIVE CREW JUST LOCATED
THE REST OF THE BODY.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D HAVE
TIME TO READ MY BOOK.

YOU HAVE TIME TO WRITE IT. I HAVE TIME TO READ
IT. BESIDES, YOU CAN'T AVOID THE DAMN THING.

- YOUR BOOK IS EVERYWHERE.
- [Man] OKAY, BRING IT UP.

BOOTH. YEAH?

LOOK. WAIT. BODY ON THE ANCHOR?

YEAH, TIED TO THE CHAIN.
BODY'S NOT TIED WITH ROPE.

THE DIVERS SAID
THEY USED... RED TAPE.

- HOW'D YOU KNOW?
- BECAUSE THAT'S
HOW I WROTE IT.

THE VICTIM WAS MALE, MID-40s.
ESTIMATED TIME OF DEATH IS FIVE DAYS AGO.

ONLY FIVE DAYS? THIS IS AN
EXTREME RATE OF DECOMP.

BLUE CRAB SEASON. THEY'LL FEED ON ANYTHING,
DEAD OR ALIVE... VEGETATION, FISH, FLESH.

YECH. OPPORTUNISTIC
LITTLE BASTARDS.

AN ELLIPTICAL WOUND ON THE
FRONTAL BONE WITH A REVERSE BEVELING.

HE WAS SHOT. IS THERE A BULLET?

NO. IRREGULAR EXIT
WOUND ON THE OCCIPITAL.

LOOKS LIKE A
THROUGH-AND-THROUGH.

DR. BRENNAN, EXACTLY HOW SIMILAR
IS THIS SITUATION TO YOUR BOOK?

THE VICTIMS IN MY BOOK ARE
BOUND AND GAGGED WITH RED TAPE,

SHOT AND THEN FED
TO VARIOUS ANIMALS.

- CHEERY.
- I LOVED THE SYMBOLISM
OF THE RED TAPE.

- PERFECT WAY TO DISPOSE
OF BUREAUCRATS.
- THANK YOU.

THE FIRST BODY IN THE BOOK IS TIED TO AN
ANCHOR AND DROPPED IN THE WATER AT A MARINA.

I PREFER NOT TO
JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.

I DON'T THINK IT
REQUIRES A JUMP.

JUST A LITTLE HOP...
A LITTLE TEENY...

IN THIS LAB, WE ARE CONCERNED
WITH SCIENCE, NOT FICTION.

THIS IS A SKETCH BASED ON
TISSUE MARKERS ON THE SKULL.

P.C.B.'s AND LEAD WE
FOUND IN THE COLLAGEN...

MEAN THE VICTIM'S FROM THE
NORTH END OF THE CHESAPEAKE,

PROBABLY OUTSIDE ANNAPOLIS.

DID YOU HAVE TO WHISPER THAT
IN MY EAR? JUST SEEMED RIGHT.

[Whispering] OKAY, CHECK THE IMAGE
AGAINST THE D.M.V. PHOTOS FROM MARYLAND.

[Typing]

BONES, COME HERE.

HOW YOU HOLDIN' UP?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? FINE.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE IF YOU'RE UPSET.

IT'S PROBABLY A COINCIDENCE.

HEY. HOW'S IT GOIN'?

- WHAT... WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
- UH, YEAH?

I HEARD WE HAD A COPYCAT KILLER USING YOUR
BOOK AS A... THAT HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED.

I GOT IT COVERED HERE, SULLY. WELL,
TWO HANDS ARE BETTER THAN ONE, BOOTH.

HA-HA, WELL, LAST TIME I LOOKED,
I HAVE TWO HANDS. SEE? THANKS.

TESTOSTERONE SPILL ON AISLE 4.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT
MY BOOK IS THE CAUSE.

SO FAR, WHAT WE DO KNOW IS... SOMEONE DIED
EXACTLY THE WAY DESCRIBED IN YOUR BOOK.

DO YOU KEEP ANY OF
YOUR OLD FAN MAIL?

NO. I DON'T READ IT. THE
PUBLICIST DEALS WITH ALL THAT.

YEAH, I MEAN, WHY ARE YOU ASKIN',
SULLY? I'M IN CHARGE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.

WELL, BOOTH, I WAS A
PROFILER FOR TWO YEARS.

I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
WITH THESE CASES.

THIS COULD BE SOMEONE
SHOWING WHAT A BIG FAN HE IS...

OR SOMEONE TRYING TO GET
CLOSE TO HER... TOO CLOSE.

- I DON'T NEED TO BE PROTECTED.
- [Booth, Sully] YES, YOU DO.

LOOK, YOU STILL CALL THE SHOTS. I
JUST THINK I'D BE AN ASSET TO THE TEAM.

OKAY, FINE. WE SEND ALL THE
FAN MAIL TO SULLY IN HIS OFFICE.

FINE. I'LL CALL ELLEN. WE COULD
BE DEALING WITH A REAL SICKO HERE.

JIM LOPATA...

NOT THE SICKO,
THE SICKO'S VICTIM.

[Brennan] FORTY-THREE,
MARRIED, NO KIDS.

FROM GLEN BURNIE,
OUTSIDE OF ANNAPOLIS.

[Booth] SO YOUR HUSBAND
NEVER CALLED YOU?

I THOUGHT, UH... HE WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE ON A BUSINESS TRIP.

AND YOU HADN'T SEEN
HIM SINCE LAST TUESDAY?

OH, NO. HIS TRIPS...

HE WORKED SO HARD, MORNING TILL
NIGHT, DRIVING HUNDREDS OF MILES.

GREG, DID, UH, YOU AND YOUR
SISTER'S HUSBAND GET ALONG?

WELL ENOUGH.

MM-HMM. ANY IDEA IF HE
HAD, YOU KNOW, ANY ENEMIES?

WOULDN'T COME AS A SHOCK.

JIM LIKED TO DRINK. HE COULD
TURN INTO A REAL JERK SOMETIMES.

WE WERE WORKING
THROUGH IT. RIGHT.

GREG. I'M SORRY.

BUT PART OF ME THINKS
YOU'RE BETTER OFF, CONNIE.

ARE YOU BETTER OFF, MS. LOPATA?

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
MY HUSBAND'S DEAD.

OF COURSE. I'M SORRY.

IT JUST... [Clears Throat]

ONE MORE THING. I REALIZE THIS IS
GONNA SOUND A LITTLE STRANGE, BUT DO...

EITHER OF YOU TWO READ,
UH, MYSTERY NOVELS?

- WHAT THE HELL'S THIS
GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
- OH, JUST ANSWER HIM, GREG.

[Sniffles] GREG LIKES THEM. WHY?

IT'S JUST SOMETHIN' I GOTTA ASK.

THE TAPE ACTUALLY MANAGED TO
PRESERVE PARTICULATE MATTER...

THAT WAS PRESENT ON THE
BODY BEFORE IT WAS DUMPED.

ANY HAIR, OTHER GOODIES
THAT CAN GIVE US D.N.A.? NO.

BUT I DID FIND SAND. VICTIM WAS IN THE
OCEAN, HODGINS. A LOT OF SAND THERE.

YEAH, BUT THE SEDIMENT
DISTRIBUTION DOESN'T MATCH.

THE SAND CAME FROM SOMEPLACE
ELSE. OKAY. TRY TO LOCATE THE SOURCE.

WHAT ABOUT THE TAPE
ITSELF... COMPOSITION, BRAND?

WORKIN' ON IT. COOL.

DO YOU REALLY PLAN ON READING
DR. BRENNAN'S BOOK? WHAT?

OF COURSE. I ONLY... I BOUGHT IT...
YOU KNOW, IT'S ON A PILE I'M WAITING...

NO, I DON'T. PLEASE
DON'T TELL HER.

IT'S JUST, AFTER DEALING
WITH MURDER ALL DAY,

I CAN'T BRING MYSELF TO GO
HOME AND READ ABOUT IT FOR KICKS.

SO FOR KICKS, YOU
READ... FEMINIST TRASH.

YOU KNOW, WOMAN FINDS HER POWER,
LEAVES HER OPPRESSIVE HUSBAND,

DISCOVERS FREEDOM AND
FULFILLMENT WITH AN ARTIST...

WHO KNOWS HOW TO CRY
AND MAKE LOVE LIKE AN ANIMAL.

SO, SEX BOOKS?
PRETTY MUCH, YEAH.

MMM.

AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND
ANY ORGANICS ON THAT TAPE.

YEP. [Chuckles]

IS THE F.B.I. AWARE
OF THE SITUATION?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? BOOTH AND
SULLY ARE BOTH WORKING THE CASE.

I MEANT THE OTHER MURDERS IN YOUR BOOK.
THE MARINA VICTIM IS THE FIRST OF THREE.

LET'S PLEASE CONCENTRATE
ON THE REMAINS, ZACK.

IT'S JUST THE LATER DUMP
SITES ARE FAR LESS SPECIFIC.

HOW COULD THE F.B.I. PREVENT...

BECAUSE WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS,
ZACK. DON'T YOU FORGET THAT, OKAY?

POSSIBLE MOTIVE FOR
JIM LOPATA'S MURDER.

- [Brennan] CONNIE LOPATA'S
MEDICAL RECORDS?
- CHECK OUT THE E.R. VISITS.

"BROKEN RIB, CONCUSSION,
SEVERE BRUISING"...

SOMEONE WAS ABUSING
HER. HER HUSBAND.

SO THE WIFE'S BROTHER,
GREG, KNEW ABOUT IT...

AND KILLED THE HUSBAND
TO PROTECT HIS SISTER.

MADE IT LOOK LIKE A
COPYCAT TO COVER HIS TRACKS.

[Hodgins] I GOT MORE
INFO ON THE RED TAPE.

IT'S A THERMOSETTING SILICON
ADHESIVE WITH GLASS CLOTH BACKING.

SECURES MATERIALS
UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES.

ALSO USED FOR ELECTRICAL
AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS.

IS THIS GREG PERSON
AN ELECTRICIAN?

NAH. HE WORKS AT REAGAN NATIONAL
AIRPORT. HE'S A BAGGAGE HANDLER.

BUT GLASS TAPE IS
USED ON AIRCRAFT TOO.

TO SECURE CARGO HOLDS.

DIDN'T TAKE A GENIUS
TO FIGURE OUT HE HIT HER.

YOU WANTED TO PROTECT HER.
SHE'S MY SISTER. OF COURSE I DID.

TRIED TO GET HER TO
LEAVE HIM, BUT SHE WAS SO...

I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS MESSED UP. SO YOU
DECIDED TO HANDLE THINGS YOUR OWN WAY?

WHAT? MEANING WHAT?
I KILLED HIM? [Scoffs]

NO WAY. I'M NOT SAYING I DIDN'T WANT
HIM DEAD, BUT I NEVER TOUCHED HIM.

I SWEAR ON MY MOTHER'S GRAVE.

[Chuckles] SORRY, GREG,
BUT THAT PARTICULAR OATH...

IS NO LONGER RECOGNIZED
IN A COURT OF LAW.

IF YOU'RE GONNA CHARGE ME
WITH SOMETHIN', DO IT. IF NOT...

WHERE WERE YOU LAST WEDNESDAY
WHEN YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS KILLED?

IN THE MOUNTAINS.
I WENT CAMPING.

I'M ASSUMING YOU WERE ALONE?

THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE AT THE CAMPGROUND.
IF YOU CAN FIND THE OTHER PEOPLE...

ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT?
JUST STAY CLOSE, ALL RIGHT?

DON'T GO ANYWHERE ANYTIME
SOON, ALL RIGHT, GREG?

[Brennan] BOOTH. YEAH.

DID YOU SEE HIS RIGHT HAND?
SURE. WELL, NOT... NOT REALLY. WHY?

HIS THIRD AND FOURTH PHALANGES... THEY'RE
FUSED TOGETHER. GREG HAS SYNDACTYLY.

SYNDACTYLY. YEAH, OF COURSE.

IS THAT RELEVANT? WELL, IT
COULD INDICATE THE PRESENCE...

OF OTHER BIRTH DEFECTS... THINGS
THAT MIGHT AFFECT HIS RANGE OF MOTION.

WE SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT.
WOULD HE BE ABLE TO SHOOT A GUN?

WHAT? WELL, IF HIS FINGERS,
YOU KNOW, WERE FUSED LIKE THAT,

WOULD HE STILL BE ABLE
TO PULL THE TRIGGER?

YES. I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

IF IT'S NOT HIM, BOOTH,

THERE ARE TWO OTHER
MURDERS IN THE BOOK.

I KNOW.

[Booth] HANK.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
- ELLEN SENT ME OUT. SAID YOU
NEEDED ALL YOUR OLD FAN MAIL.

PLUS, SHE NEEDS A HALF-CAF SOY LATTE EVERY
DAY AT 10:00... A HALF-CAF SOY LATTE...

WITH A DOLLOP OF FOAM AND A SPRINKLE
OF CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS EVERY DAY...

UM, I'M LOOKING FOR
AN AGENT SULLIVAN?

- OH, YEAH. HE'S, UH,
DOWN THE HALL IN HIS OFFICE.
- [Cell Phone Rings]

BOOTH.

YEAH. [Beeps, Snaps Shut]

WHAT'S WRONG?

SOMEONE MUST'VE BROKEN IN SATURDAY
NIGHT. STORE'S CLOSED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS.

CLERK COMES IN THIS MORNIN',
GETS AN EYEFUL OF THIS.

[Exhales] [Creatures Chittering]

ISN'T THIS HOW YOU KILL THE
SECOND VICTIM IN YOUR BOOK?

YEAH.

SADIE KELLER, 28.
LIVED IN CHEVY CHASE.

WOW. THAT WAS FAST.
HER FACE WAS CHEWED OFF.

ASIDE FROM BITE MARKS ON HER
PARIETAL AND SPHENOID BONES,

THE SKULL WAS INTACT ENOUGH FOR
ANGELA TO DO A FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION.

YEAH. UH, "SADIE KELLER. RECENTLY
MARRIED TO ASHTON KELLER, 29."

NO WORK HISTORY. WENT TO SOME PRETTY
FANCY SCHOOLS THOUGH. SHE WAS RICH.

GREAT. SO WE GOT A DEAD TRAVELING
SALESMAN AND A PREP SCHOOL SOCIALITE.

WHAT THE HELL'S THE CONNECTION?

NOT GREG BRALEY.
HIS STORY CHECKS OUT.

HE WAS CAMPING THE NIGHT LOPATA WAS
KILLED. TWO RANGERS RECOGNIZED HIM.

SO THE ONLY CONNECTION WE HAVE IS THE TAPE AND
THE FACT THAT THEY WERE BOTH FED TO ANIMALS.

SO WE'RE BACK TO
ME. NO. YOUR BOOK.

WELL, I CAN ONLY DEAL
WITH WHAT'S BEFORE ME...

TWO DISCREET CASES,
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

LOOK, BONES, I KNOW IT'S
PROBABLY EASIER FOR YOU...

TO, UH, BELIEVE THAT THE
CASES, THEY AREN'T LINKED.

NO. THERE IS NOTHING THAT WOULD MAKE
THE LOSS OF TWO LIVES EASIER FOR ME, BOOTH.

- I'M SORRY, BUT...
- LOOK, I'M NOT BURYING MY HEAD
IN THE SAND HERE.

I WANT TO CATCH WHOEVER DID
THIS AS MUCH AS YOU GUYS DO.

BUT I HAVE A METHOD, AND
THE METHOD DOESN'T CHANGE.

I'LL BE BACK IN
MY LAB. [Exhales]

SHE WASN'T THIS EMOTIONAL
BEFORE YOU CAME IN THE PICTURE.

- AH, I THOUGHT
YOU WEREN'T INTERESTED.
- HA. ALL RIGHT, LOOK.

I DON'T NEED THAT,
OKAY? BELIEVE ME, OKAY?

I'M GONNA GO TALK TO
SADIE KELLER'S HUSBAND,

AND WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO BACK TO YOUR OFFICE
THERE AND SORT THROUGH THE FAN MAIL, ALL RIGHT?

[Chuckles]

[Hodgins] GOT SOME PHAENICIA
SERICATA STUCK IN THE TAPE.

MEANS SHE'S BEEN DEAD
LESS THAN TWO DAYS.

RATS SURE MADE
QUICK WORK OF HER.

SO ALL THE VICTIMS IN
DR. BRENNAN'S BOOK GOT EATEN?

YEAH, IT WAS PART OF THE METAPHOR. THE
VICTIMS WERE ALL CORRUPT POLITICIANS...

WHO'D BEEN FEEDING FOR YEARS
ON THE GOODWILL OF THE PEOPLE, SO...

I GOT IT. LOTS OF GORE WITH A
SPLASH OF SOCIAL COMMENTARY.

NO WONDER IT'S A BEST SELLER. OOH,
GOOD. LOTS OF TISSUE LEFT OVER HERE.

- UH, THERE'S NO EXIT WOUND.
- SO WE'VE GOT A BULLET?

UH, I DON'T SEE IT. THE TISSUE
WAS TOO BADLY SCAVENGED.

BUT IF THE BULLET WAS STILL INSIDE SADIE
KELLER WHEN HER BODY WAS DUMPED IN THE CAGE...

WE NEED TO X-RAY
US SOME RODENTS.

[Man] SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE VISITING A FRIEND.

AND WHEN SHE DIDN'T
RETURN YOUR PHONE CALL...

I JUST ASSUMED THAT...

SHE WAS VERY INDEPENDENT.
SHE WAS STILL KINDA WILD.

I MEAN, SHE WAS USED TO
GETTING WHATEVER SHE WANTED.

LIKE WHAT?

LET'S JUST SAY SHE
WASN'T THE WIFELY TYPE.

AND SINCE SHE HAD ALL THE MONEY,
SHE... SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD, UH...

YOU KNOW.

DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THE
MEN SHE MIGHT'VE BEEN SEEING?

I DIDN'T WANNA KNOW.

I JUST WANTED IT
TO BLOW OVER. I...

I LOVED HER.

AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS PATHETIC,

BUT I JUST LOVED HER.

FORGIVE ME, MR. KELLER, BUT,
UH, YOU STAND TO INHERIT...

QUITE A LOT OF MONEY
FROM YOUR WIFE, DON'T YOU?

YES, I DO. I GUESS I SHOULDN'T BE
SURPRISED THAT YOU SUSPECT ME,

BUT I WAS OUT OF TOWN THE NIGHT THAT
SADIE DISAPPEARED, AT A GOLF TOURNAMENT.

I'M GONNA NEED THE
DETAILS. OF COURSE.

- YEAH.
- SADIE MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME,
AGENT BOOTH.

AND I KNOW SHE LOVED ME.

WHATEVER HAPPENED, SHE DID.

AND I KNOW THAT.

[Machine Hums] THEY'RE
CUTE... FOR RODENTS.

YEAH, WELL, DON'T
GROW TOO ATTACHED.

THESE LITTLE GUYS WERE
DESTINED TO BE SNAKE SNACKS.

YEAH. BUT NOW THAT WE'VE CONFISCATED
THEM, SHOULDN'T THEY BE SAFE?

I MEAN, THEY'RE
MATERIAL WITNESSES.

IT'S NOT LIKE THEY KNOW
SIGN LANGUAGE, ANGELA.

IN GRAD SCHOOL, I DEVELOPED...

A MORE EFFICIENT METHOD FOR
KILLING RATS PRIOR TO DISSECTION.

IT INVOLVED A WARM DISH OF WATER AND
THE CLEVER USE OF A BALL-PEEN HAMMER.

ZACK... OOP, FOUND SOMETHING.

[Angela] WOW. NOW WHAT?

WARM WATER SOOTHES THEM
LIKE A BUBBLE BATH. THEN...

CAN'T WE JUST WAIT UNTIL
NATURE TAKES ITS COURSE?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW
TIGHT A RAT'S RECTUM IS?

PLEASE TELL ME YOU DON'T.

- LOCATE THE AMMO THIEF?
- YES, BUT WE'RE DEBATING
THE METHOD OF BULLET RETRIEVAL.

WELL, I FED THEM ALL A MIXTURE
OF EXTRA-STRENGTH LAXATIVE...

AND SOFT TISSUE DILATOR
WHEN THEY ARRIVED, SO,

SHOULDN'T BE LONG NOW.

SHE FED ALL OF THEM LAXATIVES?

I NEED TO GO TO MY OFFICE.

LUNCHTIME, HO!

- I'M NOT HUNGRY.
- OH, COME ON. IT'S MEATBALL. IT'S THE PERFECT FOOD.

- SHOULDN'T YOU BE WORKING?
- I WENT THROUGH THE FAN MAIL...

AND GAVE THE LIKELY CANDIDATES
TO BOOTH TO CHECK OUT.

YEAH, I'M BUSY, SULLY. I'M CATALOGUING
INJURIES THE TWO VICTIMS SUFFERED.

HEY, I AM ON YOUR SIDE, TEMPE. LOOK,
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOIN' THROUGH.

OKAY, WHAT? WHAT, SULLY?
WHAT... WHAT AM I GOING THROUGH?

OKAY.

YOU FEEL RESPONSIBLE.

YOU FEEL THAT SOMEHOW, IF YOU DIDN'T WRITE THAT
BOOK, THOSE TWO PEOPLE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE.

AND YOU'RE TERRIFIED 'CAUSE YOU KNOW
THAT SOMEONE ELSE DIES IN THE BOOK.

- I DON'T PUT MUCH CREDENCE
IN PSYCHOLOGY.
- YEAH? WELL, NEITHER DO I.

I'M BASING THIS ON
KNOWING YOU... WELL...

AND KNOWING HOW MUCH
YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR WORK.

AND IF TRIVIALIZING IT IN A BOOK
CAUSED THIS, THEN... IT JUST...

BUT IT DOESN'T WORK
LIKE THAT, TEMPE.

STATISTICALLY, THE MURDERS WOULD HAVE
HAPPENED WHETHER THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN OR NOT.

THE METHOD MIGHT
BE DIFFERENT IS ALL.

RIGHT. NOW IF YOU
ONLY BELIEVED THAT.

Y-YOU DON'T KNOW ME
AS WELL AS YOU THINK.

WE'RE JUST HAVING A FLING,
SO DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY.

WHEN YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT
SOMEONE WHEN THEY'RE NOT AROUND,

THAT'S NOT A FLING.

WHEN YOU REMEMBER THEIR TOUCH JUST LIKE THEY
WERE STILL RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, THAT'S NOT A FLING.

IF YOU NEED TO BE
ALONE WITH THIS, FINE.

BUT WE BOTH KNOW WHAT WE HAVE.

WE HAVE THE BULLET.

[Zack] THE BULLET WAS JACKETED,
SHOWING LITTLE DEFORMITY.

AND YOU'VE COMPARED IT WITH
THE WOUNDS ON BOTH VICTIMS?

LACK OF SHATTERING AROUND THE EXIT WOUND ON
THE FIRST VICTIM SUGGEST A JACKETED PROJECTILE.

AND ANGELA'S RENDERING ALSO MATCHES
THE BULLET WE RECOVERED FROM THE RAT.

ZACK... HEY, BONES, I THOUGHT
YOU AND SULLY WERE HAVIN' LUNCH.

I'M NOT HUNGRY. ZACK THINKS BOTH
VICTIMS WERE SHOT USING THE SAME GUN.

YOU SAID THAT ASHTON KELLER WAS
GOING TO GET A LARGE INHERITANCE?

RIGHT, BUT HIS
ALIBI IS AIRTIGHT.

- HE WAS AT BRIARWOOD IN MAINE
AT A CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT.
- WELL, SO MUCH FOR THAT THEORY.

YEAH, WHAT ABOUT THE RED
TAPE? I MEAN, DID HODGINS...

THE SAME. SAME GUN, TAPE. NO
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VICTIMS.

I'M TELLING YOU, WE'RE
DEALING WITH A SERIAL KILLER.

HE'S JUST PICKING RANDOM TARGETS.
NOTHIN' ELSE MAKES SENSE HERE.

SERIAL KILLERS HAVE A
PATTERN, A METHOD OF KILLING.

THE FIRST VICTIM HAS
NUMEROUS DEFENSIVE WOUNDS...

INCLUDING A FRACTURED MANUBRIUM
AND TRAUMA TO THE TEMPORAL BONE.

THERE WAS QUITE A
STRUGGLE BEFORE HE DIED.

- WELL, WHAT ABOUT
THE SECOND VICTIM?
- NOTHING, ONLY THE GUNSHOT.

- DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO SHOW ME?
- OH, NEW SUSPECT.

ALL RIGHT. SULLY NARROWED THE
FAN MAIL DOWN TO THE PEOPLE...

MOST LIKELY TO ACT OUT IN
OBSESSIVE OR DANGEROUS WAYS.

BUT... [Chuckles] LOOK
WHO I FOUND, HUH?

YOUR NUMBER ONE FAN. OLIVER.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN A WHILE.

OLIVER LAURIER... THE GUY WHO STALKED
YOU WHEN WE STARTED WORKIN' TOGETHER.

HE USED TO COME TO ALL MY READINGS,
FOLLOW ME AROUND AFTERWARDS.

IT SAYS HERE YOUR
PUBLICIST GIVES HIS PICTURE...

- TO SECURITY GUARDS
AT EVERY SIGNING.
- MUST BE WHY I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.

I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO SEE WHAT
OUR BUDDY OLIVER HAS BEEN UP TO LATELY.

OLIVER, YOU HOME?

[Oliver] WHO IS IT?
IT'S AN OLD FRIEND.

SPECIAL AGENT SEELEY BOOTH. YOU WORK
WITH DR. BRENNAN. WHY ARE YOU HERE?

WELL, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY LOVES DR. BRENNAN'S
NEW BOOK JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH, YOU KNOW?

AND SINCE YOU'RE SUCH
A BIG FAN... OH! OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? NOT A
GOOD IDEA, OLIVER! GO AWAY.

[Groans] ALL RIGHT. YOU
KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLE CAUSE.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU FIVE SECONDS.

[Clattering] OLIVER?

FIVE, FOUR...

- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!
- [Quickly] THREE-TWO-ONE!

OH, MY SHRINK IS
GONNA BE PISSED.

- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
- OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T.

[Handcuffs Jangling] COME ON.

YEP. OW.

[Handcuffs Ratchet]
[Exhales] SICK.

LET'S GO.

IT WAS JUST A GAME, OKAY? IF IT WAS JUST A
GAME, WHY'D YOU SLAM THE DOOR IN MY FACE?

I'M NOT STUPID. I HEARD
ABOUT THE MURDERS.

AND... I KNEW YOU
WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND C.R.P.

C.R.P. CREATIVE ROLE PLAYING.

[Chuckles] SOMETIMES
I LIKE TO PRETEND.

I ACT OUT SCENES FROM
MY FAVORITE BOOKS.

EXACTLY, UM, HOW FAR DO
THESE GAMES OF YOURS GO, OLLIE?

YOU EVER GET TIRED OF
PLAYING WITH YOUR LITTLE DOLLS?

MAYBE TRY ACTING IT
OUT ON OTHER PEOPLE?

DR. BRENNAN'S BOOK
SIGNING'S TONIGHT.

- I WANTED TO SEE HER AGAIN.
- LET'S STAY ON POINT
HERE, OLLIE.

I AM ON POINT. I WANT
TO SEE DR. BRENNAN.

THIS ISN'T LIKE GOING TO SEE SANTA.
IT'S MORE LIKE THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.

YOU SEE, I'M IN CHARGE.
I CALL THE SHOTS.

DID YOU READ DR. BRENNAN'S NEW
BOOK, AGENT BOOTH? WHY DO YOU CARE?

MERELY WONDERING IF YOU
KNOW HOW MANY VICTIMS ARE IN IT.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT, OLLIE?

I WANT TO SEE DR. BRENNAN,

SANTA.

SULLY ASKED BOOTH TO DOUBLE
SECURITY FOR MY BOOK READING.

HOT. NO. I DON'T NEED
THAT KIND OF HOT...

BEING TREATED LIKE
A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS?

SULLY CARES ABOUT YOU,
HONEY. IT'S A GOOD THING.

WE'VE ONLY BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER FOR A MONTH.
YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T KNOW ME. NOT REALLY.

AND IF HE DOES,
HE WON'T LIKE YOU?

I'VE ALREADY GIVEN UP
TOO MUCH TO HIM. IT'S...

THIS ONE OR THIS ONE? THIS ONE.

OKAY.

MOST RELATIONSHIPS END BADLY.
I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO...

TO BE REASONABLE,
TO STAY IN CONTROL.

DON'T USE YOUR BRAIN
SO MUCH, SWEETIE.

YOU HAVE OTHER ORGANS THAT
CAN GIVE YOU FAR MORE PLEASURE.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT THE
ODDS ARE NOT IN FAVOR...

OF LASTING RELATIONSHIPS.

LOOK. IT MIGHT END
WITH SULLY. SURE.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU
WANNA RUSH THE PROCESS.

LOOK AT HODGINS AND I. WE'RE
RUNNING ON SEX AND LAUGHING.

THE ONLY THOUGHT COMES WHEN WE
ORDER TAKEOUT IN BED. AND YOU'RE HAPPY?

HEY, WE DID IT IN THE
STORAGE LOCKER AN HOUR AGO.

I AM THRILLED.

CAM? I HAVE A BOOK
SIGNING TONIGHT. OH, RIGHT.

YOU THINK THAT'S SAFE? WELL, THERE
HAVEN'T BEEN ANY THREATS ON MY LIFE.

NO THREATS ON
THESE VICTIMS EITHER.

- IS THAT THE SOFT TISSUE SAMPLE
FROM THE SECOND VICTIM?
- SADIE KELLER.

FOUND SOMETHING IRREGULAR. OXYGEN SATURATION
LEVELS IN THE BLOOD WERE EXTREMELY LOW.

I THINK SHE MIGHT'VE BEEN
UNCONSCIOUS BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
THE LACK OF STRUGGLE.

BUT THERE WAS NO SKELETAL
EVIDENCE OF A HEAD INJURY.

I KNOW. MY GUESS WOULD BE DRUG-INDUCED.
I'M ABOUT TO RUN A TOX SCREEN.

THING IS, WHY WOULD THE KILLER
RENDER THIS VICTIM UNCONSCIOUS?

IT DOESN'T FOLLOW. SERIAL
KILLERS ARE CONSISTENT.

WOW. NEW DRESS CODE?
'CAUSE I DIDN'T GET THE MEMO.

OKAY. THE SAND I COLLECTED FROM THE
FIRST VICTIM... IT'S FROM FELDSPATHIC ROCK.

BUT THAT'S WIDELY
OCCURRING, RIGHT? RIGHT.

SIXTY PERCENT OF THE EARTH'S
CRUST IS COMPOSED OF FELDSPAR.

- [Saroyan] SO THIS IS NO HELP TO US.
- ACTUALLY, IT IS.

THESE PARTICLES ARE WAY TOO FINE AND
GRADUATED TO HAVE OCCURRED NATURALLY.

- THIS IS MANUFACTURED SAND.
- [Cell Phone Rings]

- HI, BOOTH.
- CAN WE TRACE
THE MANUFACTURER?

I'VE REQUESTED SAMPLES FROM EVERY
QUARRY THAT DISTRIBUTES TO THE D.C. AREA.

- SEE IF THAT NARROWS IT DOWN.
- OKAY, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

- HEY, BE CAREFUL TONIGHT.
- I'M NOT GOING
TO THE SIGNING YET.

BOOTH HAS A SUSPECT.

[Sully] SERIAL KILLERS LIKE TO SHOW
OFF AND BOAST ABOUT THEIR CRIMES.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GET HIM TO OPEN UP.

- YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO HIM
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
- I'M NOT AFRAID OF HIM.

- I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU ARE. I'M JUST SAYING...
- I'LL BE BACK.

SHE'LL BE BACK. THAT
MEANS... [Door Opens]

[Door Closes] EVERYTHING
WITH YOU TWO, UH...

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? NEVER MIND.

WOW. IT'S LIKE YOU DRESSED
UP JUST TO SEE ME AGAIN.

I CAN ASSURE YOU, OLIVER,
THAT... THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE... TO ME.

DID YOU KILL THOSE
PEOPLE, OLIVER?

I... CAN'T ANSWER THAT YET.
I WANNA TALK A WHILE FIRST.

THE DEAD BODIES... IS IT TRUE? DID
THEY REALLY GET EATEN LIKE IN THE BOOK?

YES, THEY DID. AH. I KNEW IT.

SOME OF THE BRENNANITES WERE
SKEPTICAL THAT THE DEATHS WERE REALISTIC.

BUT I TOLD THEM... DID
HE SAY, "BRENNANITES"?

DID YOU SAY, "BRENNANITES"?
MURDER MYSTERY CHAT ROOM MEMBERS.

SEE, ALL CHAT ROOM MEMBERS HAVE TO IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES WITH THEIR FAVORITE AUTHOR.

I'M A BRENNANITE, OF COURSE.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO, UH,
PATTERSTONIANS AND GRAFTONATAS.

OKAY. OLIVER, I UNDERSTAND.
WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?

THAT YOU COULDN'T
MAKE THOSE THINGS UP...

THAT EVERYTHING YOU
WRITE IS BASED IN FACT.

IT COULD REALLY HAPPEN.

OLIVER, I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE MURDERS.

YOU LOOK...

SO BEAUTIFUL.

MAYBE I COULD GET A PICTURE OF
US TOGETHER. THE MURDERS, OLIVER.

I KNOW YOU JUST DISMISS
ME AS ANOTHER FAN.

BUT ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW ME,

YOU'LL REALIZE I'M
AN INTERESTING MAN.

NO TOUCHING, OLIVER.

OKAY. END OF INTERVIEW.
SEEMS LIKE A GOOD CALL.

LET'S GO.

- NO. WE WANT TO BE ALONE.
- YOU BLEW YOUR CHANCE
FOR THAT.

YOU CAN SIT IN A CELL TILL YOU'RE READY
TO TALK. WAIT, DON'T LEAVE YET. NOT YET!

- O-KAY.
- OH, MY NOSE.

- SEE? I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
- YEAH, YOU'D BETTER
WATCH IT, DUDE.

OH, MY GOD. THERE'S SO MUCH...

[Exhales]

- THE GUY FAINTS
AT THE SIGHT OF BLOOD.
- HE HAS VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE.

WAIT, THERE'S NO WAY HE'S THE
KILLER. HE JUST WANTED YOUR ATTENTION.

SO WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. THE BOOK
IS THE ONLY CONNECTION TO THESE MURDERS.

WELL, IT'S SOLD 400,000 COPIES ALREADY. THAT'S
A PRETTY BIG POOL OF PEOPLE TO QUESTION.

I'M GOING TO BE
LATE FOR MY READING.

WAIT. THERE'S STILL POTENTIALLY ONE
MORE VICTIM. I-I THINK YOU SHOULD CANCEL.

WHAT? THE... THE KILLER'S
NOT AFTER ME, SULLY.

IF HE IS USING THE BOOK, THAT MAKES ME THE
OBJECT OF THESE ACTIONS, NOT THE TARGET.

I MEAN, YOU'RE THE PROFILER,
RIGHT? I'M JUST TRYIN' TO HELP.

YOU'RE MAKING THIS PERSONAL. YOU GOT YOURSELF
ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE JUST BECAUSE OF ME.

ABSOLUTELY. WHAT... YOU'RE GONNA GIVE ME
MORE CRAP NOW BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU?

I'LL BE HERE MAKIN' A FEW CALLS. A LITTLE
HELP, BOOTH. DO YOU THINK SHE SHOULD GO ALONE?

NOT AT ALL. BUT THERE SEEMS
TO BE OTHER STUFF GOIN' ON HERE.

- I DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED.
- NO. YOU AGREED WITH HIM. YOU ARE INVOLVED.

SO LET BOOTH TAKE YOU, AND THAT
WAY IT WON'T BE PERSONAL BETWEEN US.

FINE. FINE.

FINE! FINE.

FINE.

[Vehicle Approaches]

OH, MY GOD. ELLEN IS GOING BE
SO UPSET YOU DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR.

NO, IT'S OKAY. I WANTED TO GO WITH
BOOTH. YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IN TROUBLE.

MAN, YOU'RE SHAKIN'.
ARE YOU OKAY?

OH, YEAH. I'M FINE. IT'S MY FAULT. I'M
DIABETIC, AND I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO EAT.

- AND ELLEN'S NOT HERE YET.
- DO YOU HAVE ANY FOOD, CANDY?

YEAH. I THINK I GOT A HALF-EATEN
CHOCOLATE BAR, CARAMEL CENTER...

WOW! HERE, EAT.
YOU NEED THE SUGAR.

- WH-WHERE'S ELLEN?
- I DON'T KNOW.

SHE WENT HOME TWO HOURS AGO TO CHANGE
HER CLOTHES, LEFT ME TO HANDLE EVERYTHING.

GOD, THERE WAS ALMOST A RIOT
OVER THE SEATING ARRANGEMENTS.

- WELL, DID YOU CALL HER?
- WHO, ELLEN? I CAN'T.

SHE LEFT HER BLACKBERRY,
AS USUAL, FOR ME TO ANSWER,

SO I WOULD ACTUALLY
BE CALLING... MYSELF.

THIS IS... THIS IS NOT LIKE
HER. SHE'S NEVER LATE.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK. I'LL SEND A CAR BY
HER PLACE, CHECK THINGS OUT, ALL RIGHT?

THANKS. I'LL GO IN AND
GET THEM READY FOR YOU.

YOU CAN USE THE BACK
ENTRANCE TO AVOID THE NUTS.

OH, UM, THE CANDY
WAS A LITTLE LINTY, BUT...

THANK YOU.

LINTY? LINTY?
HE... HE'S DIABETIC.

QUITE A LINE OF PEOPLE
THERE. A LOT OF FANS, BONES.

- ALL RIGHT. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
- OH!

- F.B.I. HANDS IN THE AIR.
- I JUST WANTED AN AUTOGRAPH. [Breathing Heavily]

OKAY, JUST WAIT TILL THE
DOC GETS INSIDE. OKAY, PAL?

UH-HUH.

I'M SORRY!

WAS THAT NECESSARY? JUST
DOIN' MY JOB, OKAY, BONES?

YOU GONNA COME AT ME LIKE YOU CAME AT
SULLY? WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

FAR BE IT FOR ME TO STICK MY NOSE INTO YOUR
BEDROOM, BUT I'VE KNOWN SULLY A LONG TIME,

AND BELIEVE ME, HE'S
ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS.

WELL, I KNOW SULLY, BOOTH.
YEAH, AND I KNOW YOU, ALL RIGHT?

SOMEBODY GETS TOO CLOSE,
YOU JUST WANNA PUSH HIM AWAY.

I THINK YOU'RE TAKING YOUR THERAPY A
LITTLE TOO SERIOUSLY. MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.

COME ON. LET'S GO. WHAT?

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? NO.

BOOTH, THEY'RE FIRE
ANTS... JUST LIKE THE BOOK.

[Together] THE THIRD BODY.

OKAY, THERE IT IS. ALL RIGHT?

[Brennan Grunts] OOP.

[Brennan] CAREFUL. BOOTH,
DON'T LET THEM GET ON YOU.

- [Booth] OH.
- [Brennan] OH, GOD.

IT'S ELLEN.

[Vacuum Whooshing] HAVE TO
BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE ANTS.

THEY'RE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I
THINK THE VICTIM WOULD AGREE WITH YOU.

I ASKED THEM TO PULL THE BOOK, BUT ACCORDING
TO MY CONTRACT, I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT.

- I HEARD SALES ARE INCREASING
BECAUSE OF THE MURDERS.
- IT'S SICK.

THESE ARE REAL
PEOPLE, NOT CHARACTERS.

JUST REMEMBER, AT THE END OF YOUR BOOKS,
KATHY REICHS ALWAYS GETS THE MURDERER.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? AS LONG AS
IT TAKES TO GET EVERY LAST ONE OF 'EM.

INTRODUCING FIRE ANTS INTO THE ECOSYSTEM
AROUND HERE WOULD BE EXTREMELY DEVASTATING.

WHAT ABOUT THE CRIME
SCENE? IT WAS COVERED. YEAH.

I HAD TO FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE... OR
IN THIS CASE, FIRE ANTS WITH FIRE.

MEANING? I HAD TO SCORCH
IT. USED A FLAMETHROWER.

IT WAS LIKE GHOSTBUSTERS THE WAY
THEY ALL WENT UP. WE GET THE IDEA. THANKS.

- [Vacuum Shuts Off]
- THAT BULLET HOLE'S
VISIBLE NOW...

AROUND THE C2 VERTEBRAE.

- CLOSE RANGE.
- EACH SHOT IN A DIFFERENT PART
OF THE BODY...

VERY UNUSUAL FOR SOMEONE
WHO EXECUTES HIS VICTIMS.

DATA RETRIEVAL WENT THROUGH
ELLEN LASKOW'S BLACKBERRY,

FOUND A TEXT-MESSAGING ADDRESS
USED ONLY ONCE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO:

A FORMER WORK NUMBER OF ASHTON
KELLER, SADIE KELLER'S HUSBAND.

NO WAY. OUR THIRD VICTIM KNEW
OUR SECOND VICTIM'S HUSBAND.

ASHTON KELLER SAID HIS WIFE WAS FOOLIN' AROUND.
MAYBE ASHTON WAS FOOLIN' AROUND WITH ELLEN.

WELL, HE WAS A GOOD-LOOKIN' YOUNG
GUY. SHE WAS A SCARY PUBLICIST.

- NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE.
- [Door Opens]

WELL, I'LL, UH, SEE WHAT THE
PUBLICIST'S ASSISTANT KNOWS.

THEY'RE ALWAYS COVERIN'
FOR THEIR BOSSES, RIGHT?

WELL, LET'S HOPE SO. I'LL LOOK
FOR ANY OTHER CONNECTIONS...

BETWEEN ASHTON KELLER
AND OUR FIRST VICTIM.

OKAY.

HEY, UH, HOW'S
BRENNAN HOLDING UP?

[Chuckles] WHY DON'T
YOU ASK HER YOURSELF?

WELL, I'M... I'M NOT SURE SHE'S
EXACTLY... RECEPTIVE RIGHT NOW.

LISTEN. DON'T LET HER
BULLY YOU INTO LEAVING, MAN.

ALL RIGHT? [Quietly] YEAH.

I... WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND PICKED
UP HER CLEANING LIKE ALWAYS. [Scoffs]

STUPID, HUH?

I JUST...

[Crying] I CAN'T GET USED TO THE
FACT THAT SHE'S NOT HERE ANYMORE.

YOU NEED A CANDY BAR
OR SOMETHIN'? NO, I'M OKAY.

THANKS.

SO, IS IT THE SAME PERSON WHO KILLED
THE OTHER TWO? WE DON'T KNOW YET.

WHEN SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP, I SHOULD
HAVE DRIVEN BACK TO GET HER. I JUST...

WAS SHE, UH, HAVING AN AFFAIR?

[Inhales]

SHE HAD... LOVERS... WOMEN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE WAS SO
SECRETIVE IN THIS DAY AND AGE,

BUT... I WAS THE ONLY PERSON
IN THE OFFICE WHO KNEW.

DID SHE KNOW SADIE
KELLER? THE OTHER VICTIM?

W-WERE THEY... IF YOU CAN THINK OF
ANYTHING THAT MIGHT CONNECT THEM...

OF COURSE. I'LL... I'LL GO THROUGH MY
OLD RECORDS AND DATE BOOKS. [Sniffles]

GREAT. THANKS.

[Brennan] THE RIDGING ALONG
THE EDGES IS ALMOST IDENTICAL.

I'D SAY THE THIRD BULLET WAS DEFINITELY
SHOT FROM THE SAME BARREL AS THE FIRST TWO.

SAME GLASS CLOTH TAPE
USED ON BODY NUMBER THREE.

SO WHY ARE ALL THE
ATTACKS DIFFERENT?

THE FIRST VICTIM, JIM LOPATA, SHOWED SIGNS
OF A PHYSICAL ATTACK BEFORE HE WAS SHOT.

AND LOOK AT THE
ANGLE OF THE GUNSHOT.

THROUGH THE FOREHEAD, EXECUTION
STYLE. AND THE SECOND VICTIM,

SADIE KELLER, SHOWS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN
OF A STRUGGLE... AS IF SHE WERE DRUGGED.

WELL, THE TOXICOLOGY
SCREEN CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

AND THE GUNSHOT IN THIS BODY
WAS STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART.

LIKE THE KILLER DIDN'T WANNA
SEE HIS VICTIM'S FACE BLOWN OFF.

AND ELLEN WAS SHOT AT CLOSE
RANGE IN THE BACK OF THE NECK.

- I'VE NEVER SEEN
A PATTERN LIKE THAT.
- I DON'T THINK IT IS A PATTERN.

I THINK THERE WERE
THREE SEPARATE KILLERS.

- ANY MORE LEADS
OFF THE THIRD VIC?
- WORKIN' ON IT. BRENNAN CALLED.

THE PUBLICIST TOOK A SHOT TO THE BACK OF THE
NECK. SHE THINKS WE HAVE THREE SEPARATE KILLERS.

THAT'S A HELL OF A COINCIDENCE.
OR ONE HELL OF A CONSPIRACY.

YOU KNOW, SHE SOUNDED PRETTY CERTAIN, AND I
TRUST HER WHEN SHE'S ALL CALM AND RELAXED.

I'LL REMEMBER THAT.
SO THE TEXT MESSAGE.

UH, ELLEN LASKOW WRITES ASHTON
KELLER, COMES CLEAN ABOUT HER AND SADIE.

ASHTON IS ENRAGED...
NO, IT WAS HANK.

- THE ASSISTANT? WHAT ABOUT HIM?
- HE SAID THAT HE ALWAYS CARRIED
ELLEN'S BLACKBERRY.

SO MAYBE IT WASN'T ELLEN
WHO KNEW ASHTON. THAT'S RIGHT.

IT WAS HANK.

I FOUND A QUARRY SAMPLE THAT MATCHES
THE SAND FOUND ON THE FIRST BODY.

IT WAS DISTRIBUTED BY THE
IRVING COMPANY OF WEST VIRGINIA...

USED EXCLUSIVELY BY
COUNTRY CLUBS NATIONWIDE.

THERE'S ONLY A FEW CLUBS IN THIS AREA, SO I'VE
GOT A LIST. WHY DO COUNTRY CLUBS NEED SAND?

FOR GOLF COURSES. ALL
RIGHT, BONES. YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE'RE DEALIN' WITH
THREE SEPARATE KILLERS.

SOMEHOW THEY KNOW EACH OTHER, AND THEY'RE USING
YOUR BOOK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ONE PERSON.

- WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
- MOTIVE, BONES, OKAY? MOTIVE.

VICTIM ONE WAS BEATING HIS WIFE.

SECOND VICTIM LEFT HER
MONEY TO HER LAZY-ASS HUSBAND.

VICTIM THREE IS ELLEN,
WHO SEEMED LONELY, SO...

BONES, DON'T TRY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL
STUFF. IT'S REALLY NOT A PRETTY SIGHT.

ELLEN WAS HATED BY HANK, WHO
WAS ALSO NEXT IN LINE FOR HER JOB.

- HEY, GOOD WORK, HODGINS.
- THANKS.

SO OUR SUSPECTS AGREED TO KILL FOR
EACH OTHER SO THEY'D EACH HAVE AN ALIBI?

SO ALL I NEED FROM YOU
PEOPLE IS SOME PROOF, OKAY?

OH. OH, IS... IS THAT ALL? WAIT.

THE SAND. DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT
ASHTON KELLER WAS A BIG GOLFER?

YEAH, HE PLAYS NINE HOLES AT LEAST EVERY
DAY AT THE, UH, ROCKVILLE COUNTRY CLUB.

[Typing]

YEP. ROCKVILLE COUNTRY CLUB.

IT IS THE ONLY GOLF COURSE IN MARYLAND
THAT GETS THEIR SAND FROM IRVING.

OKAY. SO IF ASHTON KILLED JIM,

THAT WOULD MEAN
HANK KILLED SADIE.

- WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT HANK?
- NOT MUCH.

HARD WORKING, SMART, DIABETIC...

DIABETIC. THAT'S IT.

CAM! CAM!

THE KILLER INJECTED SADIE WITH AN EXCESSIVE
AMOUNT OF INSULIN TO RENDER HER UNCONSCIOUS.

BEING A DIABETIC, HANK WOULD
HAVE EASY ACCESS TO INSULIN.

WHY DIDN'T THAT SHOW
UP ON THE TOX SCREEN?

INSULIN IS A NATURALLY
OCCURRING SUBSTANCE IN THE BODY.

WE WERE ONLY LOOKING FOR
ANALGESICS AND DEPRESSANTS.

YEAH, OKAY. WHAT ABOUT
THE THIRD BODY, ELLEN'S?

THE TAPE AND THE ANTS DID A GREAT
DEAL OF DAMAGE TO THE EPIDERMIS.

IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET
A NARRATIVE OF THE INJURIES.

HEY. WHAT'S THAT?

CAM IS GOING TO EXAMINE THE BODY
WITH A REFLECTIVE ULTRAVIOLET LENS,

SEE IF THAT GIVES US ANYTHING.

I FILTERED THE LENS SO THAT IT ONLY ALLOWS
U.V. WAVELENGTHS OF LESS THAN 400 NANOMETERS.

THAT WAY WE CAN SEE BRUISES AND INJURY
PATTERNS THAT ARE NORMALLY INVISIBLE.

OKAY. YOU HAVE FUN WITH
THAT. OH. [Cell Phone Ringing]

[Beeps] BOOTH.

LONG BRUISE THERE, AS IF THE
KILLER HAD HIS ARM AROUND HER NECK.

AND THESE MARKS ON THE
ARMS... THEY LOOK LIKE HANDPRINTS,

LIKE HER KILLER GRABBED HER
REPEATEDLY ALL ALONG HER ARMS.

THE HANDS. WA... MAY I? [Beeps]

WELL, SULLY GOT CONFIRMATION ON
A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE KILLERS.

WHICH IS? THE BRENNANITE CHAT
ROOM THAT OLIVER MENTIONED...

THE F.B.I. TECH SQUAD
TRACED THE SCREEN NAMES.

GREG BRALEY, ASHTON KELLER,
HANK BELDEN... THEY'RE ALL MEMBERS.

LOOK.

SYNDACTYLY ON THE RIGHT HAND. WE CAN
LINK GREG BRALEY TO ELLEN LASKOW'S DEATH.

ALL THREE MURDERS, EACH ONE LINKED FORENSICALLY
TO ONE OF THE THREE SUSPECTS? NOT BAD.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR,
BOOTH? GO GET THE BAD GUYS.

THAT'S A GOOD
IDEA. I'LL BE BACK.

♪♪ [Folk]

♪♪ [Continues]

♪♪ [Fades]

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, RIGHT? THE SALES
OF YOUR BOOK ARE GONNA SKYROCKET AFTER THIS.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, OUR ENDING IS A LOT
BETTER THAN THE ONE I WROTE IN THE BOOK.

WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDIN' ME? HUH? KATHY REICHS
AND THE F.B.I. GUY IN THE BACK OF THE A.M.G.?

THE ARREST. OH,
YEAH. THERE'S THAT.

SULLY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU
REALLY SHOULD APOLOGIZE.

I MEAN, YOU WERE REALLY RAGGIN'
ON THE GUY. HE SEEMED A LITTLE FRAIL.

YEAH, I'M A... A LOT
STRONGER THAN I LOOK.

OH, YOU WERE...

HEY, SUL. HEY.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU
GUYS... MAKE A GREAT TEAM.

MM-HMM. THAT'S TRUE.

- SO TRUE.
- THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

SURE.

YOU KNOW, I... I SHOULD RUN,
BONES. YOU KNOW, I... I GOT STUFF.

- SEE YOU AT WORK, SUL?
- YEAH, I'LL SEE YOU, MAN.

♪♪ [Folk Rock]

I...

I DID FEEL RESPONSIBLE, SULLY.

[Sighs] DO.

AND YOU THOUGHT IF I
SAW YOU VULNERABLE,

NEEDING ME, THAT I'D RUN.

I'VE BEEN ALONE MY WHOLE LIFE.

IT'S ALL I KNOW.

NAH, DON'T WORRY.

YOU'LL LEARN FAST.

♪♪ [Continues]

♪♪ [Ends]

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?